Jeff's ACWW Blog

Today, I received a letter in the mail confirming that I won the Bug-Off with my 247-mm birdwing butterfly yesterday! Yay!

My prize was a bug trophy, and I decided to put it in my mush room.

Back outside, I dug up my red turnip. From what I understand, they don’t need to be full-grown for the golden axe trading sequence. So it’s better to just get it out of the ground now so I don’t risk forgetting a day and letting it shrivel up and die.

Big Top told me of a crazy rumor that used to be floating around. According to the rumor, Tom Nook was allegedly just a guy in a raccoon suit!

He said that the zipper must’ve been well hidden. 😛 But Big Top clearly didn’t think there was any truth to the rumor.

Out of nowhere, Antonio pinged me and gave me his photo!

I took it to the upstairs room of my house and displayed with my other villager pics. Antonio’s favorite quote is “Always go for the burn.” Here’s a look at all my current pics.

I can now feel free to let Antonio move out the next time he asks. Even though I liked him in City Folk, I didn’t care for him as much in Wild World.

A few other quick notes about today:

• Benedict has not moved out yet; he’s still packed up in boxes.
• I gave Margie some medicine for her cold.
• Nook’s turnip price was in the 70s, so I didn’t sell any turnips.

See you all next time!

I started up the game early this morning, and it was foggy in town.

I tracked down Joan, and I bought a pack of red turnip seeds from her for 1,000 bells. This was my first time buying red turnips in Wild World.

I plan on using it to begin the trading process for the golden axe. But I also bought 400 white turnips from Joan, at 100 bells apiece.

Later on, I did something else I haven’t done yet in Wild World: I competed in the Bug-Off!

I started off by catching a common butterfly, but it was only 57 mm long. Tortimer told me that Big Top currently held the lead with a 114-mm peacock butterfly. I caught a few more bugs, and soon Tortimer told me that Olivia now held the record with a 122-mm peacock. But I kept my eyes open for bugs as I played.

Benedict was all packed up and ready to move. After some consideration by my scrambled brain, I decided to let him go. He’s had a nice long stay in Forest (nearly two years), and I earned his picture last year. So there was really nothing else for him to accomplish here.

At Nookington’s, I bought an asteroid for my (overcrowded) space room.

Back outside, I spotted a big bug flying by: a birdwing butterfly! Fortunately, it was easy to catch.

I took it over to Tortimer, and he measured it: 247 mm! I took over the lead in the Bug-Off, and he gave me an anatomical model as my prize.

I felt like I had a pretty good sized lead, so I stopped at that point (even though there was still more than an hour left in the competition). When I returned later (after 6 p.m.), Tortimer was already back inside town hall, so I guess I’ll find out in the mail tomorrow if I won or not. But I like my chances.

Since I have turnips to sell (and a red one to water), I’ll be playing more this week. I’m not sure which days I’ll be posting blog entries, but it’s safe to say this won’t be the only entry of the week. See you soon!

Lyle was hanging outside my house today, just waiting for me. However, I did my best to avoid him. Instead, I spoke with Rolf…and instantly regretted it. 😛 He accused me of yelling, and then he accused me of going in people’s houses and rummaging through their stuff.

Margie came over and asked Rolf why he has to start a fight every time they talk. How fitting, considering he just did the same thing with me!

Rolf said that he’s a master of fighting, because he’s already fought every “battle” (conversation) in his head a million times.

Margie was just trying to invite Rolf over for some cupcakes, but he called her a doodie head. So the conversation ended on a bad note (and without cupcakes). It’s hard to like Rolf very much in this game.

Nookington’s had a spotlight product today, but it was just a blue corner (part of a boxing ring). I bought it for my catalog, even though I wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. 😛

Mathilda’s replacement has arrived, and it’s Olivia the cat. Olivia may be cute, but she’s snooty…and she was one of my original enemies in the GameCube version of Animal Crossing many years ago.

When I visited Bunnie, she told me she’s been pigging out on fried dough.

She then told me she’s on a diet, but she wondered why she wasn’t having any results!

Later on, I wrapped up my night with a performance of Imperial K.K. at the Roost.

The Bug-Off is coming up tomorrow, and I just might participate this time. So maybe I’ll see you with another entry then!